Rochester man faces 10 years in prison after guilty plea to child pornography

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Jul 2, 2012 at 4:00 PMNov 27, 2012 at 4:20 PM

By Samantha Allensallen@fosters.com

ROCHESTER — The state Department of Justice revealed Monday a Rochester man pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography in U.S. District Court in Concord.

David Barker, 39, of Rochester, whose last known address according to Foster's reports is the Northgate Apartments at 36 Farmington Road, Apartment #2C4, was arrested in early February 2011 after authorities discovered child pornography in the man's home.

According to a press release from the New Hampshire Department of Justice, several computers, DVDs and CDs were seized which upon examination, contained several thousand images depicting the sexual assault of young children. Foster's reported in February 2011, the images included children ranging from infancy to their teen years in explicit sexual acts as well as a pair of soiled child-sized underpants. The suspect reportedly lived alone at that time .

The state department, whose spokesman could not be reached for comment, reports its investigation into Barker's activities began in 2010, when a lead was sent to the New Hampshire Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) from the Canadian Internet Child Exploitation Unit in Saskatchewan.

The department reported an undercover officer had seen images of child pornography being shared by a user in the Rochester area. Shortly after, the ICAC received a similar lead from a detective in Hinesville, Georgia. From there, the Rochester Police Department conducted an investigation and secured a search warrant for Barker's residence.

The case was referred for federal prosecution and the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division became the lead investigative agency for the case following Rochester police's investigation and subsequent arrest.

Capt. Paul Toussaint added his department is always pleased to hear of an investigation coming full circle.

“Certainly anytime an investigation is successful and leads to an arrest and a subsequent conviction, we're pleased with the outcome,” he said.

A sentencing for Barker has been scheduled for October 18. The man is facing up to 10 years in prison and a period of supervised release.